Quarter 1
this Reconstruction Amendment abolished "involuntary servitude"
What is the 13th Amendment?
boring, repetitive tasks, periodic unemployment, long hours, low wages
What are the problems faced by factory workers? OR What led to the labor movement?
speculation on the stock market, uneven distribution of income, high tariffs that restricted trade, and overproduction of goods
What are the causes of the Great Depression?
this tragic event in December 1941 was the catalyst for the US moving from partial neutrality to war
What is Pearl Harbor?
signed by FDR, this gave benefits to returning veterans like low interest housing loans, loans to start businesses, and payments towards education
What is the G.I. Bill or Servicemen's Readjustment Act?
this Reconstruction amendment guaranteed "equal protection of the laws" for all citizens
What is the 14th amendment?
this was a turning point in US history; it revealed that the US had become a world power, and led to US imperialism
What is the Spanish-American War?
this caused a problem for many farmers in the Great Plains, many of them migrated to California; it inspired create works like John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
What is the Dust Bowl? or What are dust storms?
One of the causes of the war was the failure of this international organization to act against Hitler's aggression- It didn't help that the US was not a part of it.
What is the League of Nations?
this American plan restored economic stability in war torn Western Europe, thereby containing the spread of communism
What is the Marshall Plan?
poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses
How were African Americans disenfranchised in the South? or How was the 15th amendment circumvented?
This group had a different experiences than the "New Immigrants" from Europe. They were mostly in the West, and (unlike European immigrants) they could not own property, testify in some state courts, or become citizens
Who are Chinese Immigrants? OR Who are Asian immigrants?
this president attempted to solve the Great Depression with the "trickle-down" approach, offering limited federal assistance to businesses and banks
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Banning weapons sales to nations at war, Lend-Lease Act, Cash-and-Carry
How did the US maintain a partial neutrality? OR How did the US avoid joining the war? OR How did the US help the allies without joining the war?
To enforce containment, Truman sent money and advisers to these two European countries, defining the "Truman Doctrine"
What are Greece and Turkey?
this African American inventor patented a fold away bed, perfect for crowded city apartments
Who is Sarah Goode?
resources needed for industrialization, new Manifest Destiny, ports needed for refueling stations for navy and cargo ships, White Man's Burden, competition with European powers, a golden opportunity
This President attempted to solve the Great Depression with his "New Deal" legislation, which came to an end with his "court-packing plan."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
rearmed Germany, sent troops into the Rhineland, took the Sudetenland, annexed Austria
How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles? OR What were Hitler's aggressive acts that led to WWII?
North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had before the war; showed that the US was willing to use the military to enforce containment; the election of Eisenhower
What are the consequences or results of the Korean War?
What is Populism/the Populist Party?
This 1920s Civil Rights leader founded the Tuskegee Institute; he wanted to achieve vocational skills rather than agitate for social equality; he is famous for the Atlanta Compromise
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This New Deal agency constructed a series of dams that produce hydroelectricity, hoping to help the devastated South
What is the Tennessee Valley Authority?
This Civil Rights leader proposed a March on Washington; to avoid a march, FDR passes Executive order 8802 opening federal jobs to African Americans.
Who is A. Philip Randolph?
this occurred in 1948 as a result of Stalin cutting off supply routes to democratic western Berlin